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Inertia Formulas

The document provides formulas for calculating the moment of inertia for various common shapes, including rectangles, triangles, circles, semicircles, ellipses, solid and hollow cylinders, squares, angles, and triangles. It also defines key terms used in the formulas such as centroid, parallel axis theorems, and diameter.

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Inertia Formulas

The document provides formulas for calculating the moment of inertia for various common shapes, including rectangles, triangles, circles, semicircles, ellipses, solid and hollow cylinders, squares, angles, and triangles. It also defines key terms used in the formulas such as centroid, parallel axis theorems, and diameter.

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Useful Moment of Inertia Formulas

Note: In the table below, the overbar indicates the moment of inertia is taken about an axis that passes
through the centroid, denoted as C. Parallel axis theorems are:

I x I x Ad 2 I y I y Ad 2 I xy I xy Ax y
Here, A is the area of the shape, d is the distance from the centroidal axis to the desired parallel axis, and
x y are the x and y distances of the centroid from the origin of the desired coordinate frame.

Rectangle: y y`
I x 1 bh 3 I x 1 bh 3 b/2
12 3
I y 1 b 3 h I y 1 b3h
12 3 h C x`
I xy 0 Area = bh
h/2
x
b
Triangle:
s
I x 1 bh 3 I x 1 bh 3
36 12
b(b 2 s ) h 2 1 h
I xy Area bh C x`
72 2
h/3
x
b

Circle:
y
I x I y 1 r 4
4
I xy 0 r x
C
Area r 2

Semi-circle:
y
I x I y 1 r 4 I x ' 8 r 4 4r/3
8 8 9 r C x`
I xy 0 r 2 x
Area
2

Ellipse:
y
I x 1 ab 3 I y 1 a 3b
4 4
I xy 0 r C x
Area ab b
a

Solid Square Cross Section


The Area Moment of Inertia for a solid square
section can be calculated as
Ix = a4 / 12 (2) The Area Moment of Inertia for a solid cylindrical
section can be calculated as
where
I x = r4 / 4
a = side (mm, m, in..)
= d4 / 64 (4)
where
Iy = a4 / 12 (2b)
r = radius
Solid Rectangular Cross Section
d = diameter

I y = r4 / 4
= d4 / 64 (4b)

Hollow Cylindrical Cross Section

The Area Moment of Ineria for a rectangular


section can be calculated as
Ix = b h3 / 12 (3) The Area Moment of Inertia for a hollow
cylindrical section can be calculated as
where
Ix = (do4 - di4) / 64 (5)
b = width
where
h = height
do = cylinder outside diameter
di = cylinder inside diameter
Iy = b3 h / 12 (3b)

Iy = (do4 - di4) / 64 (5b)

Solid Circular Cross Section Square Section - Diagonal Moments


The diagonal Area Moments of Inertia for a square Area Moment of Inertia for a nonsymmetrical
section can be calculated as shaped section can be calculated as
Ix = Iy = a4 / 12 (6) Ix = (1 / 3) (B yb3 - B1 hb3 + b yt3 - b1 ht3)
(9)
Rectangular Section - Area Moments on any
line through Center of Gravity Angle with Equal Legs

The Area Moment of Inertia for an angle with


equal legs can be calculated as
Ix = 1/3 [2c4 - 2 (c - t)4 + t (h - 2 c + 1/2 t)3]
(1a)
Rectangular section and Area of Moment on line
through Center of Gravity can be calculated as where
Ix = (b h / 12) (h2 cos a + b2 sin2 a) (7) c = yt cos 45o (1b)
and
Symmetrical Shape
yt = (h2 + ht + t2) / [2 (2 h - t ) cos 45o]
(1c)
Angle with Unequal Legs

Area Moment of Inertia for a symmetrical shaped


section can be calculated as
Ix = (a h3 / 12) + (b / 12) (H3 - h3) (8)
3 3
Iy = (a h / 12) + (b / 12) (H - h)
(8b) The Area Moment of Inertia for an angle with
unequal legs can be calculated as
Nonsymmetrical Shape
Ix = 1/3 [t (h - yd)3 + b yd3 - b1 (yd - t)3]
(2a)
Iy = 1/3 [t (b - xd)3 + h xd3 - h1 (xd - t)3]
(2b)
where
xd = (b2 + h1 t) / (2 (b + h1))
(2c)
yd = (h2 + b1 t) / (2 (h + b1))

Triangle

The Area Moment of Inertia for a triangle can be


calculated as
Ix = b h3 / 36 (3a)
2
Iy = h b (b - ba bc) / 36 (3b)

Rectangular Triangle

The Area Moment of Inertia for a rectangular


triangle can be calculated as
Ix = b h3 / 36 (4a)
3
Iy = h b / 36 (4b)

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